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Re:You're Too Old for That: Age Discrimination in Japan Tech by alephnan on Thursday January 25, 2024 @09:18PM (#39138211)
This is a case where statistics could prove of systemic discrimination and statistical anomalies
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Re:You're Too Old for That: Age Discrimination in Japan Tech by bigstrat2003 on Thursday January 25, 2024 @09:30PM (#39138289)
They can prove statistical anomalies, sure. But no amount of statistics can prove discrimination (contrary to popular belief these days).
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Re:You're Too Old for That: Age Discrimination in Japan Tech by harimau777 on Thursday January 25, 2024 @10:13PM (#39138498)
That's only the case if one believes that certain groups of people truly are superior or inferior.
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Re:You're Too Old for That: Age Discrimination in Japan Tech by Terr_ on Friday January 26, 2024 @01:01AM (#39139364)
> But no amount of statistics can prove

By that logic [0] no amount of data can prove anything, and the label "unproven" becomes meaningless.

(Especially if the twist-ending is that you're trapped in a dream and this conversation isn't happening.)

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_demon

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Re:You're Too Old for That: Age Discrimination in Japan Tech by coldtea on Friday January 26, 2024 @04:53AM (#39140693)
With the right laws, a company could still be fined if they don't meet age percentage quota, so there's that.

"Hmm, all your hires are < 30 huh? OK, we don't care if you intended to discriminate or not, here's the fine".

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